Serving table with rotatable center



March 27, 1951 W. J. WALDON, SR

SERVING TABLE WITH ROTATABLE CENTER Filed 0G12. 20, 1949 gli HummPatented Mar. 27, 1951 UNITED vSTATES PATENT" *OFFICE SERVING TABLE WITHROTATABLE CENTER William J. Waldon, Sr., Bakersfield, Calif. ApplicationOctober 20, 1949, Serial'No. 122,420

1 Claim.

and quickly rotated to place an object'thereonA in proximity to a personseated at the table.

A further object of this invention is to provide a novel bearing supportfor a rotatable center piece of a, dining table, so that the centerpiece may be more easily rotated to bring an object thereon intoproximity to a person there seated so that the object can be easilyreached by the person without necessitating rising or overreaching.

rStill another .object of the invention resides in the provision of atable having a rotatable center piece, the table being strong, durable,efficient in operation, and extremely pleasing to the eye.

These, together With the various ancillary objects of the inventionwhich will become apparent as the following description proceeds, areattained by this table, a preferred embodiment of which has beenillustrated, by Way of example only, in the accompanying drawings,where- 1n:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the table embodying the novelstructure and design;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view as taken along one ofthe diameters of the table top in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view as taken along the line 3--3 ofFigure 2; and

Fig. 4 is an elevational View of the table top of Figure 1.

With continuing reference to the accompanying drawings wherein likenumerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, I0generally represents a stationary top having a recess-i2 in which thenovel center piece I4 is positioned and rotates within.

The stationary top Iii is connected and supported by one end of each ofthree ground engaging supports I6, I8 and 28 which are preferably formedfrom hollow pipe of suitable material, preferably aluminum or stainlesssteel. The centralg portion of these ground engaging supports'is curvedto provide a suitable resting surface for the whole table. The otherends of the supports are connected to a central cylinder 22 having-.abottom wall 24. The hollow cylinder 22 is elsewise supported by thestationary top I0 by. means of triangular wedges 26, 28, and 3|).

The" stationary top It has a plurality of annularly spaced apertures 32,34, and 36. In threaded engagementl with the shaft 22 at its upper endare three annularly spaced rods 38, 40 and 42. These rods areadditionally supported by means of semi-circular retainers 44, 46 and48. Journaled on each of these rods 38, 48 and 4'2 are roller bearingshaving thickened portions at one end thereof and designated by referencenumerals 58, 52 and 54.

A ball bearing 56 is positioned within the hollow cylinder 22 and issupported by the bottom wall 24. Within the hollow cylinder 22 is alsoemplaced a shaft 58 which is connected to the rotatable center piece. Ascan be best seen in Figure 2, the center piece I4 is rotatable with theshaft 56 within the recess I2 in the stationary top. The annular collarsof the roller bearings l5I), 52 and 54 support the rotatable centerpiece I4 and engage the bottom surface thereof. The shaft V56 is, ofcourse, rotatable within the cylinder 22 and the ball bearing 51rotatably supports the bottom surface of the shaft 56.

Since from the foregoing, the construction and advantages of this tableare readily apparent, further description is believed to be unnecessary.

However, since numerous modifications will readily occur to thoseskilled in the artf after a consideration of the foregoing speciiicationand accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limit the invention tothe precise embodiment of the table shown and described, but allsuitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to which fallwithin the scope of the appended claim. f

Having described the claimed as new is:

A table comprising a stationary top having a central circular recesstherein, ground engaging supports terminally connected to saidstainvention, what is tionary top and to a centrally located hollowcylinder having a bottom wall, a plurality of annularly spaced rodssecured to said stationary top and `to said cylinder, a plurality ofapertures in said stationary top, a roller bearing journaled on each ofsaid rodsd and extending through said apertures, each of the bearingshaving an annular collar thereon, a ball bearing in said cylindersupported by said bottom Wall, a shaft emplaced in said cylindersupported by said ball bearing, a rotatable circular center piecesecured to` said shaft positioned within said recess and supported bysaid annular collars of said roller bearings.

WILLIAM J. WALDON, SR.

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